Sugar Island

Sugar Island is a small island in the Detroit River between and Boblo Island. Sugar Island is part of , , , United States, and lies about 0.5 miles west of the border with Canada.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Bois Blanc Island.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is on Grosse Ile, in . It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile. The Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility.

Island
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, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the on the side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario.

Historic building
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherstburg and Gibraltar.

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in . The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.

Town
is a city in in the U.S. state of . A Downriver , is located roughly 22 miles southwest of . As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,997. is situated 2½ miles west of Sugar Island.

Town
Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil township in in the U.S. state of . A Downriver , consists of multiple islands in the , roughly 18 miles southwest of . is situated 2½ miles north of Sugar Island.

Sugar Island

Latitude
42.09123° or 42° 5′ 28″ north
Longitude
-83.14415° or 83° 8′ 39″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
86JR3VR4+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4862468
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5011476
Wiki­data ID
Q7634846
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sugar Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sugar Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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